Example sentences of "down [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bend down right foot , bend down toes |
| 2 | The government laid down extensive amendments at both the Committee and Third Reading stages of the Bill , such that one MP considered that there had been a ‘ complete rewriting of the whole Bill ’ and another that it ‘ has become virtually a Government Bill ’ |
| 3 | Effec essentially supply we we 've got over s , over supply and that brings down agricultural prices , erm and so wor world prices tend to be a lot lower than they would would have been in the absence of support . |
| 4 | ‘ However we have had our best year in cutting down agricultural pollution to date , ’ he said . |
| 5 | Do not forget that even if you are a potential council or housing association tenant , you have the right to turn down unsuitable property or demand that certain repairs be carried out before you sign on the dotted line . |
| 6 | Victor concentrated ; asked for the lamp to be turned down low . |
| 7 | The gaslight had been turned down low but he could make out Rachel standing at the foot of his bed in her dressing-gown . |
| 8 | It 's very important to become quicker , smoother in your movement , to bend down low or to be able to jump up high in order for you to get this point of contact . |
| 9 | But when I got back to work the people that was in the observation post on the factory , they saw this aircraft , it came down low over the King George 's playing fields and they could see the markings on it and they 'd sounded the alarm but but course the aircraft went straight over . |
| 10 | Jimmy waved a hand back at him to be silent , and then he had reached the office door , crouching down low . |
| 11 | And they crouch down low for ‘ gnomes ’ . |
| 12 | The ideal working dress would , therefore , be one in which you could reach up high to bring down the best china , bend down low to pick up the dropped toy , feel comfortable in for walking around the park and pushing a pram or playing ball , not worry about if baby food was deposited on it , move around in easily with a baby on your hip and cover up totally for rolling out pastry or helping with painting . |
| 13 | It was late on a Sunday morning and they were still in bed , the radio on but turned down low . |
| 14 | The ball come across and er I see Bedford had his back to the goal , and I could see he was going to swivel and hit it with his left foot , and I 've just come across the goal and er , he just hit it down low to my right hand side and luckily I 've come the right way and pushed it wide . |
| 15 | Laying down broad belts of asphalt might , by developing thermal convention , lead to increased precipitation . |
| 16 | On the one hand there was the central government and its economic ( and taxation ( plans which laid down broad policy and investment strategy ; on the other hand was the ‘ club ’ of often just two traditional suppliers of equipment . |
| 17 | Q S P Six er gives generic job descriptions and sets down broad responsibility statements relating to quality and safety . |
| 18 | This deed specifies the objectives of the trust and lays down broad conditions governing the management of the funds . |
| 19 | As approved by the conference , the 27-page Declaration laid down broad principles of environmentally-sound development , but was generally viewed as a somewhat unsatisfactory compromise between the widely differing wishes of various states . |
| 20 | The summit approved a 27-page declaration laying down broad principles of sustainable development . |
| 21 | Dropping down exhausted without shelter could bring new meaning to the expression ‘ dead tired , . |
| 22 | Eventually , after dosing Father with more rum , Mother and I sank down exhausted to sleep , leaving the animal to kick and struggle throughout the night . |
| 23 | Calculate the values of erm write down possible Okay . |
| 24 | Action is being demanded to track down possible visitors from outer space and this is serious . |
| 25 | Gently wipe down shiny-leaved plants such as philodendrons |
| 26 | It would be surprising if Tolkien had not looked at the calm face of Tollund Man , or the hideously frightened one of ‘ Queen Gunhild ’ ( all too obviously still struggling as she was pinned down alive ) , and reflected that these were the true lineaments of his pagan ancestors . |
| 27 | Not only that , we would be lucky to make it down alive . |
| 28 | Well , how we got down alive I 'll never know |
| 29 | Second , because of the asymmetrical nature of the economies of Europe , a Single Currency would slow down economic growth in Europe . |
| 30 | Interest rates were increased in September 1989 and restrictions placed on commercial bank lending to dampen down economic activity . |